Dr. Stefan May
Academic staff
Department of Sociology
Office address:
Schellingstraße 9
Room 302
80801 Munich
Office hours:
by appointment only (via email)
Postal address:
Konradstraße 6
80801 Munich
Research Interests
- Sociology of law
- Sociology of religion
- Political sociology
- Sociology of risk
Projects
Vita
- since 07/2013:
- Academic staff at the Chair of Prof. Dr. Armin Nassehi, Department of Sociology at LMU.
Teaching focus: Sociology of law, sociology of religion, political sociology, sociology of risk - 06/2013 - 12/2017:
- Research project manager in the research project (BayFor/Bavarian State Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and the Arts): "Increasing Options by Productive Self-Limitation? Resilient Structures of Experimental Institutionalization"
- since 07/2012:
- Managing Director of the "Center for Lifescience and Law" (CLL) at the Faculty of Law of LMU.
- since 10/2007:
- Scientific Director of the interdisciplinary research centre "Munich Center on Governance, Communication, Public Policy and Law" (MCG) at LMU.
- 02/2005 - 10/2006:
- Permanent member of the EU Commission Expert Group. Co-editor of the final report: "Science and Governance. Taking European Knowledge Seriously."
- 07/2005:
- Research assistant in the Collaborative Research Center 536 ‘Theory of Reflexive Modernisation’ at LMU Munich, Chair of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Beck.
- 07/2002:
- Doctorate (Dr. Phil.) from LMU Munich in Sociology under Prof. Dr. Ulrich Beck (Sociology – Primary Supervisor) and Prof. Dr. E. Grande (Political Science – Secondary Supervisor). Topic: Institutional boundary dissolution through ignorance. Professional sociological, legal theory and legal policy aspects of a theory of reflexive modernisation.
- 07/2002:
- Research assistant in the Collaborative Research Center 536 "Theory of Reflexive Modernization" at LMU Munich, Chair of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Beck.
Research project (DFG): "Side effects in law: risk regulation of new risks using the example of biomedicine.”" - 2001 - 2004:
- Permanent member of the “Futur” expert consultation group of the Federal Ministry of Research and Technology (BMFT), focusing on health policy.
- 07/1999:
- Research assistant in the Collaborative Research Center 536 "Theory of Reflexive Modernization" at LMU Munich, Chair of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Beck.
Research project (DFG): "Institutional consequences of cognitive uncertainty and normative insecurity using the example of human genetics." - 01/1999 - 07/1999:
- Research assistant at the Institute of Sociology at LMU
Munich, Chair of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Beck.
Research project (VW): “Regulatory issues in human genetics.” - 01/1997 - 12/1998:
- Research assistant at the Institute of Sociology at LMU Munich, Chair of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Beck.
Research project (VW): “Standardization of professional conduct in the context of legal frameworks, professional self-regulation, and reflexive competence using the example of human genetics.” - 02/1997:
- Magister Artium in Philosophy at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen under Prof. Günther Figal and Prof. Manfred Frank..
- 1995:
- Continuation of Philosophy studies at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.
- 1994 - 1995:
- Guest semester at the University of Administrative Sciences Speyer, focus: constitutional theory.
- 1992:
- Continuation of major studies in Philosophy at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich.
- 06/1992:
- First state law examination.
- 1983:
- Beginning of studies in law and philosophy at the Free University of Berlin.
- 1982:
- Scholarship holder of the Scholarship Program of the Protestant Church in Germany, Villigst e.V.
- 07/1981 - 10/1982:
- Civilian service as a paramedic and caring for mentally/physically disabled children at the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) in Bad Rehburg/Lower Saxony.
- 1981:
- High school diploma from the modern language state Ratsgymnasium Stadthagen/Lower Saxony.
- 1961:
- Born in Hildesheim.